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On CNBC's "Mad Money Lightning Round", Jim Cramer said Peloton Interactive Inc (NASDAQ: PTON) is very interesting because it's the ultimate stay-at-home stock. He's not sure if people are still going to buy it in case of recession, but at least it has a good thesis.

Solaredge Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: SEDG) is pretty dangerous so Cramer would not buy it.

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Cramer likes Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) as a long-term deal, but he thinks it needs a better balance sheet.

We're going into a recession where a lot of things won't be built, said Cramer. Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) was upgraded Tuesday and it yields 4.2%. Cramer would be a buyer if it yields 5%.

Before the pandemic, Planet Fitness Inc (NYSE: PLNT) was one of the Cramer's favorite stocks. Now, there are a lot of bad things for business and Cramer wants to wait and see what happens.

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Impeachment failed to remove him from office, but because of his callous mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis, he must not be allowed a second term. Be mindful, when you vote in November, that the Globe editorial board stated that this president has blood on his hands.

Ann Madigan

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Editorials anti-Trump theme borders on hysteria

As someone whose great-grandmother (a German immigrant) died, along with her daughter, in the 1918 flu epidemic, and as a person who did not and would never vote for Donald Trump, I think the Globes anti-Trump theme has reached the point where it is not constructive and borders on hysteria, such as in Tuesdays editorial: Catastrophic decisions in the White House have doomed the worlds richest country to a season of untold suffering.

Complacency is a universal human trait. The United States has not experienced a global pandemic the likes of this in 100 years, and but for the initial coverup in Wuhan, China, by local officials there, there may not have been a global pandemic for another 100 years. Of course, no country would be fully prepared for such an unusual and unpredictable calamity. And many mistakes have been made on all sides.

As the Globe has pointed out, the states governors have enormous power in this kind of situation. The fine Democratic governor of Louisiana, for example, allowed Mardi Gras to go forward in New Orleans in February, with disastrous results.

I hope that the Globe will take a more balanced approach as it proceeds to examine this crisis.

Bill Hahn

Stoughton

Its a bipartisan failure, and its deep-seated

The editorial A president unfit for a pandemic does a thorough job of indicting Donald Trump for a colossal failure of leadership and calls for his defeat in November. Unmentioned is the effectiveness of the effort, over at least the last 40 years, to undermine trust in government, specifically through the continual and successful assault on adequate funding for a public health system robust enough to address the dangers of a 21st-century pandemic. This is but one example of the ways the bipartisan effort to undermine the ability of government to meet the fundamental social needs of working people leaves them so vulnerable at a time like this.

The pandemic lays bare the nature of these vulnerabilities and demands a spirited criticism of so-called Third Way neoliberal capitalism, spanning from Jimmy Carter to Trump, which has led to the increasing privatization of social goods and services. The social democratic safeguards offered by the Nordic model deserve serious consideration, not only because of their effectiveness in a time of pandemic, but also because they prioritize the lives of working people and democratize the power of capital in our social contract.

Frederick P. Sperounis

Newton

Moved to tears

I can hardly see through tears to respond to the Globes editorial A president unfit for a pandemic. I have no words; youve said it all.

Kathie R. Florsheim

Providence

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If you operate a health club or studio in the United States, it's likely your facility has already been mandated to close due to the coronavirus pandemic. It's also likely you've had to make difficult decisions regarding your employees, membership and fitness offerings that will affect your business for the foreseeable future.

So, what's next?

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In Club Industry's March 26 Master Class Series webinar, Honor Yoga CEO Maria Turco moderated a discussion between three expert panelists who shared numerous strategies for how you can further stabilize your business during this uncertain time.

The webinar panelistsAdam Siegelheim, shareholder at Stark & Stark Attorneys at Law; Lindsay Vastola, founder of VastPotential; and Paul Bosley, managing member at Business Finance Depotoutlined pragmatic, step-by-step actions that can be taken by almost any fitness business owner. These include negotiating with landlords, securing additional funding and communicating with your employees.

The free webinar is now available for on-demand viewing.

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Siegelheim suggested first submitting a business interruption claim with your insurance provider. The vast majority of these claims are denied, but even a formal letter of denial can serve as meaningful leverage when negotiating with banks, landlords and government agencies, he said.

The first week of April 2020 is significant because it marks the first rent payment most fitness business owners will be required to make after the mandated closure of their facilities. Siegelheim encouraged business owners to seek the advice of legal counsel when preparing a rent payment strategy.

Most leases include a force majeure provision that acknowledges that unforeseeable circumstances could prevent one or both parties from fulfilling their end of the agreement. In many cases, force majeure suspends the terms of a lease but does not pardon the renter from still paying their landlord, Siegelheim said.

Siegelheim recommended approaching your landlord with a plan. Perhaps you offer to pay 50 percent of your base rent now and add the remainder to the end of your lease or divide the remainder between future payments.

Prioritize Internal and External Communication

During this time, simply communicating with your banks, landlords, members and employees is just as important as launching a virtual training program, for example,Vastola said.She emphasized the importance of managing employee-employer relations while everyone is away from brick-and-mortar facilities.

We need to look at how the workforce in the fitness industry may change, Vastola said. If you have a trainer that's been working for you, is he or she now streaming online their own workouts depending on their contract? Now they're going to see, Wow, I can do this online thing. I can do it on my own. Id encourage you to think ahead because, at the end of the day, whats happening right now is changing the consumers' expectations about how they receive fitness.

In the webinar, Vastola also outlined key distinctions between exempt and non-exempt employees as well as layoffs versus furloughs.

Whats hard in our profession is that we're altruists at our core, and we just want to help people, she said. We want to help our staff, our employees, our communities and our people. But at the end of the day, we're running a business, and compliance for the protection of our business so you can actually survive this and thrive beyond it is absolutely imperative.

Secure Additional Funding

Business owners should apply online for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Bosley said. The application can be completed between one and two hours, but Bosley recommended applying during a slow time of day, such as 2 a.m., to avoid overuse issues that are affecting the website. He also suggested readying all of your businesss relevant paperwork in advance so that you dont have to step away while youre halfway through the application.

The idea is you have to show economic injury over the time the virus has impacted the economy, Bosley said of the loan application.

The loans offer up to $2 million and include a 3.75 percent interest rate for small businesses and a 2.75 percent interest rate for non-profits. They can be used to cover payroll, fixed debts, accounts payable and many other components of your business.

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While staying inside these days can offer a little relief amid the craziness happening around us, not being able to maintain a regular fitness routine can be pretty frustrating. Thats because not only does exercising keep you in shape physically, its also important for your mental health as it releases mood-lifting endorphins that you truly cant get enough of during these trying times.

But dont freak out just yet you have options! Praised on Good Morning Americaand USA Today, Live Streaming Fitness offers a wide array of health services that go beyond workout classes. Not only will you have the opportunity to work out with some of the industrys top trainers through on-demand fitness classes, but youll also have access to cooking and nutrition classes complete with healthy suggestions and recipe ideas, making maintaining a healthy lifestyle at home easier than ever.

Live Streaming Fitness is designed to work for a wide range of users. Thats why it lets you choose from yoga, cardio, strength training, and specialized workout classes to make your weekly workouts perfect for what you need. Youll also have the opportunity to set goals for yourself with fun challenges that keep you motivated and on the right track. And, all Live Stream Fitness subscribers will have the ability to connect with other users of the program, which can feel really fantastic in isolating times like these.

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The Army has halted its long-planned transition to the Army Combat Fitness Test, after on-base gym closures made it difficult for many soldiers to train with the strength equipment the test requires.

The ACFT, which was set to become the service standard beginning in October, includes deadlifts, a standing power throw, pushups, the sprint-drag-carry, leg tuck and a two-mile run.

We [the Army] have not halted the transition but postponed it for now however, we are not sure when it will resume, said Lt. Col. Robin Ochoa, a spokeswoman for the Army said. There are still some details that are being worked out.

The Army Physical Fitness Test, first introduced in 1980, will remain the services primary assessment for now. Leaders have long said that the test, which includes two minutes of pushups, two minutes of situps and a two-mile run, has failed to adequately predict which soldiers could accomplish physical tasks necessary in war.

The Army began field-testing the ACFT in late 2018 and introduced standards about a year later. In late January, the service began distributing ACFT gear to more than 1 million active duty, Reserve and National Guard soldiers, a Jan. 22 Army memo said.

Some soldiers said the equipment rollout left little time to train to the new standards and to get familiar with the equipment, which includes kettlebells, medicine balls, pullup bars, a deadlift bar, weights and an exercise sled.

Sgt. Awad Mohamed, a senior human resource sergeant with the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C., welcomed the ACFTs delay.

Finally, the Army is using common sense, he said in an online chat Tuesday. Some soldiers barely got instructions on how the test will be.

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Spc. Courtney Clyde, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, drags a sled during the sprint/drag/carry event for the Army Combat Fitness Test, Jan. 27, 2020 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The Army is postponing the transition to the ACFT over coronavirus concerns.LASHAWNA CUSTOM/U.S. ARMY

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Thanks to virtual technology and social media, there are many resources available that are easily accessible from home or office, said Patti McEnroe, YMCA membership and marketing director.

She recommended three free options that are available to everyone who has wifi, McEnroe said.

Developed by the YMCA of the USA, the YTRAAK Stay Healthy-Y 600 Challenge encourages friendly competition between U.S. states. The winning states will be decided by a point system that is calculated and displayed in real time in the participants profile and on the stats page, McEnroe said.

The team with the most points at the end of the challenge will be the winner of the match. In North Dakota, the competition, which started March 23, has drawn more than 6,000 participants who track time spent in activities, such as biking, running, walking and Y360 classes, she said.

Fitness categories include strength training, cardio and mind-body -- the latter involves activities, such as meditation and yoga. Go to http://www.ytraak.org.

A group of YMCAs have collaborated to create an on-demand healthy living network, YMCA 360, which includes virtual programs, in a class platform, that can be accessed anywhere.

It offers all kinds of different classes that people can do anytime," McEnroe said.

The content is accessible on the YMCA 360 YouTube Channel, http://www.YMCA360.org.

Ive put my yoga flex class on YouTube, she added.

Silver Sneakers and Silver and Fit members can access online classes and other programming that offers a vast array of workouts that are relatively short, McEnroe said. The workouts are very similar to the classes we offer at the Y.

Theres also a phone number participants can call if they have any difficulties accessing the programs, said McEnroe, adding that both organizations are very accommodating.

For more information, visit http://www.silversneakers.com or http://www.silverandfit.com .

During this unsettled time, we are continually exploring alternative ways to meet the needs of our Greater Grand Forks community and beyond, McEnroe said. People should take advantage of these options. Its so important to help people keep healthy and feeling more positive and upbeat. We just have to keep people moving.

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The fitness industry, like other industries, has taken a massive hit because of the coronavirus pandemic. Gyms are closed for at least a month, and instructors have had to adapt to stay afloat. The No. 1 tool to do so? Instagram.

In February, Caitlyn Collins Gulley quit her teaching job to pursue a career in fitness at Flywheel, a cycling studio.

Just 50 days later, she had to file for unemployment after the studio laid off 98 percent of its staff, including Caitlyn. Her husband James Gulley, a fitness instructor at Barrys and personal trainer, is also without work right now.

To stay connected with their community and to recoup a little bit of lost wages the couple is sharing at-home workouts on their respective Instagram accounts that can be done in under 30 minutes with little to no equipment.

Just 20 to 30 minutes of activity boosts morale in our house. We want to provide that for others and feel connected to our people, too, Caitlyn said.

Many of the people using the free virtual workouts are existing clients, especially for James. But Caitlyn has amassed 100 new followers tuning in to the workouts as well.

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Another Barrys instructor, Shane Lucas, has also been posting live classes on Instagram, ranging from yoga to total body resistance band workouts. Around 700 people view the videos before they expire, he says.

Lucas isnt charging either, but some people have tipped him $5-$10 through Venmo.

Previously, Instagram was a supplement to her core offerings, and now its how she keeps her clients engaged.

Last week, between stories and her main feed, Daly posted 65 more times than the week prior. She had 25,000 more impressions and an increased reach of nearly 600.

Its important to keep your body active physically during this time, she says. I want to show people that you dont need a killer workout to get daily activity; just moving throughout the day in different ways can be hugely beneficial.

Shes used to posting general health and lifestyle tips, but with people stuck at home, she uses Instagram stories to connect with her audience, share workouts, demonstrate proper form, and provide a physical outlet for anyone who needs it.

Online workouts arent exactly new, and neither is using Instagram. But Daly thinks fitness professionals and brick-and-mortar businesses are understanding the value of connecting online, and virtual classes will become a permanent offering in the fitness space.

Weve gone from thriving to zero, founder Liz Hilliard says. For us to say were doing well would be a big big lie.

The studio offers unlimited online streaming for $19.99 a month and has sold some equipment people can use at home. Hilliard says shes grateful the studio has streamed classes for the last two years so theres already thousands of minutes of content queued up, but it doesnt pull in a ton of money.

Despite the lack of cashflow, people need each other and need fitness more than ever Hilliard says. Which is why the studio has started to share more tips on Instagram and show people working out from home on HSMs stories.

Sometimes social media is a problem, but I think Instagram is a strong thing right now for Charlotte. We can communicate and we can connect in ways that feel legitimate.

Liz and her partner, Lee, are also rolling out a podcast called Hilliard Studio Podcast. The duo hadnt planned to launch it just yet, but the need is now. Theyre going to go in depth on wellness, staying connected during the COVID-19 pandemic, and other health-related topics. Its meant to be another free, inclusive resource for people during the stay at home order.

Small businesses, people everywhere, were in trouble. Were in pain, Hilliard says. In the middle of chaos, a pandemic, Im getting creative. Its a great time to share that with each other.

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These are trying times. Children run between rooms as parents on video calls shush them in vain; millennials in cramped house-shares attempt to carve out space to work from home. Gyms and leisure centres have closed, and elderly and vulnerable people may feel worried about venturing outside to exercise. So how can we stay active as we hunker down and ride out the coronavirus pandemic?

During the coronavirus crisis, we have all got to stay motivated to work out. One way to do this is to focus on your blessings. Every day when you wake up, think of five reasons to be grateful.

Then put your trainers on. Not your slippers. Walk around your house and put music on. Headbanging music, funky music whatever gets you going. Now youve got your trainers on and your music pumping, you can have some fun. If youre a young buck, start running on the spot. If youre older, hold on to a chair or a work surface and bring your knees up and down in front of you. Now pretend youre sitting on the loo. Then its time for squats! Lower yourself down, control your stomach, tighten your thigh muscles and squeeze it all in.

For older people who arent as active, sit straight-backed in a chair and imagine theres an orange between your shoulder blades. Now squeeze the juice so it runs down your back.

If you have kids, hide things around the house for them to find. That will wear them out. Or ask them to lie on the floor and spell out the letters of the week in the air with their legs. If they knock over some of the furniture, its no bother. Its all part of the fun. As long as they stay safe.

When your kids are at home, its important they stay active. My son and I go for long walks with the dog honestly, our dog has never been walked so much in her life! Shes beside herself.

When things started getting really serious with coronavirus, I made a free fitness programme, Own Your Own Goals, for people to use. I wanted to do something to help. While were all still allowed out by the government, Id recommend a power walk on your own and far away from other people. Sunlight and fresh air are good for our mental health.

Lots of people worry that they will annoy their neighbours if they exercise inside, but you can do most toning stuff inside without making any noise. Biceps curls and shoulder presses are good for toning. If you dont have weights, improvise with a good old can of baked beans.

There are so many things you can do in a plank. Mountain climbers (where you drive your knees into your chest in a plank position) or spider-mans (where you raise your right knee to your right elbow in a plank, then switch sides) are fantastic.

During this pandemic, Im going to be making sure that I have a daily routine. Without it, you lose purpose. Wake up at a reasonable hour, enjoy being able to spend more time with your family and try to fit in 20 minutes of exercise every day. It will make you feel happier.

One positive thing to come out of the coronavirus crisis is that people often have more time to focus on themselves and their bodies. But be sensible: if you arent a regular exerciser, dont suddenly go mad on a programme. Ease in gently. Theres no rush. Every day, increase the number of repetitions or exercise for a little longer.

Id recommend exercising with the children theyre going to be home with you, so why not? Im a big fan of getting them to learn their times tables but not sitting down at a desk. Instead, sit or stand the children opposite each other and have them throw a ball to one another while doing their times tables. The person who gets the highest is the winner.

The best bit of kit in your house is always a chair. Hold on to the back of it at waist height, and use it as you would a ballet barre. Put your feet at hip-width apart and do squats. If youre strong enough, hold the barre with one hand while squatting.

If youre not very mobile, there are lots of things you can do in a chair. Make sure youre sitting with a straight back. Hug each knee to your chest, then put it down. You can even grab some bags of sugar or bottles of water to use as light weights: sit on the edge of the chair and do biceps curls.

On TV-am, I would always make a point of saying: Clear your space. You dont want to hurt yourself. I remember one viewer writing in to tell me that she was doing my exercises in a caravan. And, obviously, wear comfortable clothes. You want to have freedom of movement.

Coronavirus has had an impact on my motivation to train even I am having to use my own videos to motivate myself. I have been running live workouts on my YouTube channel, and yesterday I had 120 followers waiting to work out with me. I sat on the mat and told them the truth: I feel heavy, but I know that Im going to feel better after we exercise together. And I did.

Working out virtually with other people in real time is the best way forward, especially if you usually go to classes and find it hard to motivate yourself on your own. Make it social: arrange a virtual date with friends to train together and afterwards talk on FaceTime about how much you loved or hated it.

If you can get your hands on some weights or kettlebells, I recommend weight-training at home. The resistance is beneficial for bone density and helps to reduce the effects of muscle loss, which is important as many of us are likely to be sedentary for long periods of time under lockdown.

At the end of the day, were going through a global pandemic. No one gives a toss about abs. Aesthetics are out of the window. What you should think is: OK, movement is going to support my brain function, its going to help me feel better and release endorphins.

Normally, you would exercise for long-term health. This is different. Now we are training to not get ill. The stronger and fitter you are, the more likely you will be to fight coronavirus off, and your recovery time will be shorter. You are less likely to end up in an intensive care unit bed, and if you do end up in one, more likely to get out of it sooner freeing it up for someone else. So try to do something.

Theres another good reason to exercise, which is that humans are inherently social animals. We depend on other people for our happiness, our wellbeing, advice and reassurance. Right now, were cut off from other people. So exercise is crucial to maintaining mental health.

If you can, leave the house regularly and go for walks, but stay away from other people. Download a step counter on to your phone and aim for 10,000 steps a day. Or do a basic circuit at home. My only word of caution would be that your home is not a gym. Be careful. You dont want to get injured and put the NHS under more strain.

Theres a thing in geriatric medicine called pyjama paralysis. Its when you admit older people to hospital, and they stay in bed all day in their pyjamas. Its really bad for them: they lose muscle mass fast. So getting dressed in the morning is a good start.

Walk up and down your stairs five times. If you have a garden, buy a skipping rope online and go outside and skip. Find a fitness YouTuber you like the look of, and copy their videos. Its so easy to get caught up in the technical aspects of exercise: how much should I be doing and what should my heart rate be? Do I need the advice of a doctor? But its not complicated just aim to get out of breath for a few minutes every day. Thats it.

If you can, do a simple circuit of press-ups, sit-ups and squats. I stand by the view that something is much better than nothing: one press-up is better than none, and five are better than one. If you dont know where to start, look up the Royal Canadian Air Force exercises. They were devised in the 1950s, and are just as relevant today. Its a great set of movements.

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Pauline Ferrand-Prvot has adjusted her training program to reach peak form in September and October, when the mountain bike season is expected to resume after the global sports shutdown due to the covid-19 pandemic. In an interview with Eurosport, the mountain bike world champion said she remains firmly fixed on participating in the delayed Olympic Games that have been rescheduled for July 2021.

"Clearly, the Olympic Games," Ferrand-Prvot, who is a multi-discipline world champion in road, cyclo-cross and mountain bike, named as her biggest aspiration at this point in her career.

"This is the title that is missing from my record. And it is also the supreme title, every four, or five years. It has a special flavor and it is the title I miss, so this is the one I want. After that, [cycling] must remain fun. This is how it works in the best way for me: pleasure, training, competition ... pleasure , it is the base of everything."

Ferrand-Prvot had the Tokyo Olympic Games as part of her main targets for this season before the covid-19 virus spread rapidly around the world. Since March, many nations have undergone some form of lockdown and have taken public health precautions, while in the sport of cycling, events have been either cancelled or postponed. The IOC announced last week that it postponed the Tokyo Games and they have since been rescheduled for July 23 to August 8 next summer.

The UCI is providing on its websitecontinuous updates of event cancellationsand postponements due to the novel coronavirus. At the same time the sport governing body is working with race organisers to determine event date changes for those events that are postponed.For mountain biking, races have been put on hold until end of June including all World Cups and the World Championships.

"[Olympic Games] was really my main objective," Ferrand-Prvot told Eurosport. "We also learned of the cancellation of the World Cup MTB this morning [Friday]. No [World Championships] at the end of June, no Games this summer ... It's been a bit weird season. But we are in a very delicate situation, really alarming. There are other things than sport in life, more important things, notably health. We have to wait until everything is back in order to develop other objectives."

Ferrand-Prvot said she has recovered from double iliac artery endofibrosis. She revealed in November 2018 that she was diagnosed with iliac artery endofibrosis, in one spot in each leg. She had been experiencing pain and circulation problems in her legs since 2015, when she was a triple world champion road (2014), cyclo-cross (2015) and mountain bike (2015).

She underwentsurgery in both legs in February of 2019 and tookfour months offto recover and then made a winning comeback at the MTB World Cup in Val di Sole and went on to win the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Saint-Anne, Canada at the end of August. She then announced that she was experiencing a recurrence of symptoms in one leg and underwent a second surgery in January.

"It was a special year," she said. "There was the operation. There was a big moment of doubt, it was hard and long to come back. There were two or three rather complicated months. I didn't know if I was going to come back for a year. I had no feelings in training. It was hard to stay positive. And then it was a trigger from July. were not the same at all. Going for this title of world champion inCanadais a great memory. I struggled a lot with this leg injury, with the operation It was good that everything the work finally pays off. The title at the world marathon championships was the icing on the cake after an incredible season."

Due to the coronavirus health precautions and the cancellation of events, her coach suggested to stop training and take a break but she has continued training on the trainer and has kept a set routine. She is also aiming to be ready for a late-season of mountain biking should events reschedule into September and October.

"I set my alarm clock at a fixed time, I I take care of my emails. I go to training, even if it's just going to the garden on the home trainer. But I have a ritual to rhythm my days. It's less difficult to live than if I don't do nothing at all. So I preferred to continue training to have a rhythm of life and that it would not be a big deal during the confinement of eating all day in front of the TV.

"Its true that its pretty hard at the moment. Its a season that will start late, so you will have to be in shape late, in September and October. In general, these are the months that are a little hard to manage. It's the end of the season, we're a bit fed up and we are tired. There, we will have to plan a peak of fitness at the end of the year. completely different from the season ... But it keeps me motivated.

Despite her late-season ambitions and goals for the 2021 Olympic Games, Ferrand-Prvot is clear that the current coronavirus crisis is the highest priority right now and that global health is her biggest concern.

"I tell myself that this confinement will come to an end," she told Eurosport. "Everything will return to normal and we will start again on our former lives and on simple pleasures: seeing friends, family, don't just stay at home ... I really want the situation to improve as soon as possible, especially for people who are sick and those who are affected."

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Pauline Ferrand-Prvot planning for peak fitness at the end of the year - Cyclingnews.com

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